Eccentrically braced framing (EBF) ...

Eccentrically braced framing (EBF) schemes were first used more than a decade ago onward the West Coast, usually in conjunction with other models of framing systems, because their ductility makes them more resistant to earthquake damage while also providing the stiffness to contract drift produced by wind loads.
The use of EBF is now spreading to other parts of the land not only because of its seismic design benefits if it were not that also its cost efficiency and flexibility for the incorporation of architectural features.
Braces in an EBF order join to beams at a point other than where